Author : Kathleen Krull
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 27,32 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780152014377
The true story of a shy boy who grew up to be one of America's greatest civilrights leaders is told in this picture book biography. Full color.
Author : Anne Ross Roome
Publisher : Children's Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,70 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780531225462
Meet Cesar Chavez. He was a Mexican-American farmworker and civil rights activist. As a young boy, he had to work hard alongside his parents and siblings picking crops for other farmers. His family was very poor. Cesar never forgot how hard the work was--or how unfairly pickers were treated. As an adult, he fought to improve the lives of all farmworkers in America.
Author : David A. Adler
Publisher : Holiday House
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 36,12 MB
Release : 2011-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780823423835
Presents a portrait of the personal life and career as a labor leader of Cesar Chavez, who helped to organize the mostly Mexican American migrant farm workers and led the struggle for social justice of the United Farm Workers.
Author : Jeri Cipriano
Publisher : Red Chair Press
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 14,64 MB
Release : 2020-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1634409736
As a child, Cesar Chavez worked on farms with his family. He felt the workers were not treated well. Cesar used his voice to become a leader in making sure farm workers were paid better and treated fairly.
Author : Sarah Machajewski
Publisher : Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 15,41 MB
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 148244061X
Cesar Chavez was one of the most influential labor leaders of the twentieth century. His story, from migrant field worker to champion of the voiceless, is a fascinating one that resonates today. Readers will be able to learn about the man Robert F. Kennedy called one of the heroic figures of our time through this account which interweaves Chavezs own words throughout the biographical text. Historic photographs bring the man to life, while sidebars and fact boxes offer more background information on his important work.
Author : Ginger Wadsworth
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 38,9 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1575059045
During the Great Depression, many people had to work long hours and were barely paid enough to survive. Cesar Chavez felt this treatment was unfair and worked to secure more rights. He formed a Union and led strikes and marches that forced landowners to increase wages and improve working conditions. This account shows how Chavez inspired others, proving that it was not necessary to resort to violence to produce change.
Author : Dana Meachen Rau
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 37,61 MB
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1101995602
Learn more about Cesar Chavez, the famous Latino American civil rights activist. When he was young, Cesar and his Mexican American family toiled in the fields as migrant farm workers. He knew all too well the hardships farm workers faced. His public-relations approach to unionism and aggressive but nonviolent tactics made the farm workers' struggle a moral cause with nationwide support. Along with Dolores Huerta, he cofounded the National Farmworkers Association. His dedication to his work earned him numerous friends and supporters, including Robert Kennedy and Jesse Jackson.
Author : Gary Soto
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 39,40 MB
Release : 2008-06-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1439108897
¡Viva la causa! ¡Viva César Chávez! Up and down the San Joaquin Valley of California, and across the country, people chanted these words. Cesar Chavez, a migrant worker himself, was helping Mexican Americans work together for better wages, for better working conditions, for better lives. No one thought they could win against the rich and powerful growers. But Cesar was out to prove them wrong -- and that he did.
Author : David A. Adler
Publisher :
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 26,63 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780823422029
Presents a portrait of the personal life and career as a labor leader of Cesar Chavez, who helped to organize the mostly Mexican American migrant farm workers and led the struggle for social justice of the United Farm Workers.
Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 38,47 MB
Release : 2017-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1541922204
Cesar Chavez was one tough fellow. He dared to speak out against the injustices that he saw around him, particularly his workplace. It was because he was brave that the United Farm Workers Union was created. Reading about the life led by individuals who made it to history books will instill powerful lessons of skills and other values. Such is the case of this biography book. Grab a copy now!
